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Harry Edward

1898 - 1973

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Harry Francis Vincent Edward (15 April 1898 – 8 July 1973), known as Harry Edward, was a German-British athlete in track; in 1920 he was Britain's first black Olympian and the first black person to win Olympic medals. He represented the UK and competed in the 100 and 200 m 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, winning bronze medals in both events. Because he injured himself during the 200 m final, he withdrew from the 4 × 100 m relay. Born to German and Dominican parents, and raised in Berlin, Edward was classified as a British subject and enemy alien because his father was a British subject from Dominica, a British colony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Edward is the 2,161st most popular athlete (up from 2,568th in 2019), the 5,590th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,894th in 2019) and the 207th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Harry Edward ranks 2,161 out of 6,025. Before him are Mary Rand, Karl-Heinz Bußert, Billy Mills, Jennison Heaton, George Bonhag, and Joyce King. After him are Matthias Steiner, Bjarte Engen Vik, Stefan Junge, Viktor Markin, Henry Seiling, and Bernhard Lehmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Harry Edward ranks 300. Before him are Bedřich Šupčík, Humberto Tomasina, Rachel Fuller Brown, Baby Dodds, Ewald Balser, and Owen Barfield. After him are Roy Harris, Stephen Vincent Benét, Tom Whittaker, Gracie Fields, Wiley Post, and Molly Picon. Among people deceased in 1973, Harry Edward ranks 277. Before him are James Wilson, David Lack, Willy Birgel, Axel Janse, A. Edward Sutherland, and Wally Cox. After him are Crane Wilbur, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Ernst Klodwig, Walter Donaldson, Lila Lee, and Henry Green.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Harry Edward ranks 5,593 out of 7,253. Before him are Katrin Göring-Eckardt (1966), Udo Zimmermann (1943), Beatrix von Storch (1971), Hannelore Kraft (1961), Tatjana Maria (1987), and Karl-Heinz Bußert (1955). After him are Stefan Junge (1950), Willy Rampf (1953), Stefan Ortega (1992), Jan Josef Liefers (1964), Bogna Koreng (1965), and Armin Rohde (1955).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Harry Edward ranks 207. Before him are Peter-Michael Kolbe (1953), Detlef Michel (1955), Dagmar Neubauer (1962), Sabine Braun (1965), Manfred Klein (1947), and Karl-Heinz Bußert (1955). After him are Stefan Junge (1950), Bernhard Lehmann (1948), Brigitte Rohde (1954), Ute Hommola (1952), Ronald Weigel (1959), and Evelin Kaufer (1953).

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